# Accident 19820116001089A: Bell 206L1, Houma, LA, January 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1982, 13:50 local time
- Place: Houma, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.5809° N, 90.8097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5809&lon=-90.8097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1081H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1081H-1983-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 13,982 total, 986 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820116001089A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLEW INTO NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN FOG. STRUCK WATER IN A LAKE WHILE STARTING A TURN AROUND. NOT ADVISED OF POOR WX.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW82FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA041), Jan 16, 1982: Bell Helicopter 206L-1 (N1081H), Houma, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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